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Every resource founders actually use, in one library.
The essays, videos, podcasts, books and tools behind every answer across eChai's hubs, from starting up to go-to-market, D2C, founder money and AI, each with a note on why it is here.
What founders use most, ranked by how many answers lean on it.
- Directly addresses why an India-based founder's dashboard ROAS lies: 50-70% of orders being COD with 20-30% return or failed... DigiSuggest Article · D2C Low ROAS on Meta Ads? What Ecommerce Brands Miss in India DigiSuggest
- A rare piece connecting ASCI and Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules 2020 compliance to actual conversion economics, with a... Wittelsbach Article · D2C COD Policy + Meta Ad Copy: What Indian D2C Brands Can Promise Wittelsbach
- Names the specific India traps (Audience Network placements delivering cheap near-zero-intent impressions, premature tier-3... Wittelsbach Article · D2C Why Is My Meta Reach Up but Sales Flat: The Quality-of-Reach Diagnostic for D2C Wittelsbach
- A practical, no-code checklist for the trust-signal gap that shows up specifically on new Indian D2C stores where cold Meta... Shopify India Article · D2C 5 Types of Trust Badges That Boost Conversion Shopify
- Tally's step-by-step guide, written in September 2025, to what a manufacturer or retailer had to change on MRPs, labels and... Tally Solutions Article · D2C GST Rate Revision & MRP Relabeling: Step-by-Step Guide and Key Actions Anand Pauranaa
- The public broadcaster's report of the government's 9 September 2025 decision letting brands correct MRPs on unsold stock after... News On AIR (Prasar Bharati) Article · D2C Govt Allows Revision of MRP on Unsold Stock Until December 31 After GST Change News On AIR
- Inc42's July 2025 analysis of Blinkit's move from a marketplace to buying stock from brands, and what that does to the... Inc42 Article · D2C Blinkit Inventory Model: A Cure For The Cash Burn Problem? Lokesh Choudhary
- ThePrint's June 2025 look at ONDC's numbers three years in: where orders grew, where they fell, and what the cut in incentives... ThePrint Article · D2C Three yrs since launch, govt-backed e-commerce network ONDC is a tortoise running with the hares Udit Bubna
- OpenAI's developer guide to the structured product feed merchants share so ChatGPT can show their products with accurate... OpenAI for Developers Article · D2C Product Feeds in ChatGPT: Get Started OpenAI
- Inc42's August 2026 report on ChatGPT ads arriving in India: who sees them, how they are labelled, and when brands could buy... Inc42 Article · D2C OpenAI Rolls Out ChatGPT Ads In India Shrishti Bisht
- Google's help page on which campaigns can show ads inside AI Overviews and AI Mode, and in which countries and languages. Google Ads Help Article · D2C About Ads in AI-Powered Experiences in Google Search Google
- A September 2026 review by lawyers at Lex Consult of the dark-pattern cases the Central Consumer Protection Authority has acted... Bar & Bench Article · D2C From nudge to notice: What India's dark pattern orders mean for digital business Naresh Pareek, Abhishek Nair and Shravan Kalluri
- Storyboard18's June 2025 report on the consumer authority's advisory asking e-commerce platforms to audit their own interfaces... Storyboard18 Article · D2C CCPA warns e-comm firms over 'dark patterns'; self-audit within 3 months Storyboard18
- A plain explainer, published on the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy's blog, of the Central Consumer Protection Authority's 2023... Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy Article · D2C From Trickery to Transparency: India's New Guidelines on Dark Patterns Ayushi Srivastava and Manu Jalaj
- An FAQ from one of India's largest staffing companies on what the four labour codes, in force from 21 November 2025, change for... TeamLease Article · D2C New Labour Laws 2025: Complete FAQ for Employers & Employees TeamLease
- Taxmann's September 2026 analysis of what the Code on Social Security asks of platforms that use gig and platform workers, and... Taxmann Article · D2C Aggregator Obligations under Code on Social Security 2020: Contribution and Registration Taxmann Research & Editorial Team
- An August 2026 summary of Tracxn's count of Indian D2C funding, IPOs and acquisitions since 2021, with the buyers behind the... Franchise India Article · D2C $6B Raised. 15 IPOs. 105 Acquisitions. Is India's D2C Market Entering Its Exit Era? TFW Bureau
- Meta's own rules for who may tag products and run a shop on Instagram and Facebook: the profile must represent a business with... facebook.com Article · 5 min · D2C Commerce eligibility requirements (selling on Facebook and Instagram) Meta
- Meta's list of where Shops work. India sits in the group with the full Shops and Shops ads experience in open beta, which is... facebook.com Article · 3 min · D2C Supported countries for Shops on Facebook and Instagram Meta
- Shopify's 2026 guide to selling on Instagram, from setting up a professional account and product tags to Reels, Stories,... shopify.com Article · 12 min · D2C How to Sell on Instagram: 8 Strategies for 2026 Shopify
- Instagram's own explanation of how Feed, Stories, Explore and Reels are ranked, written by the head of Instagram. The Reels... about.instagram.com Article · 12 min · D2C Instagram Ranking Explained Adam Mosseri, Instagram
- Instagram's own hub of best practices on creation, growth, reach and monetisation, kept current by the platform; the place to... creators.instagram.com Article · 10 min · D2C Instagram for Creators Instagram
- A clear 2026 summary of what Instagram's head has said publicly about ranking, turned into posting advice, including trial... buffer.com Article · 15 min · D2C How the Instagram Algorithm Works: Up-to-Date 2026 Guide Buffer
- Later's 2026 guide to Instagram's ranking signals, written for brands, with practical changes to make to Reels, captions and... later.com Article · 12 min · D2C Instagram algorithm in 2026: rank signals for growth Later
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